How to Transfer Image to Wood Furniture
One of the Questions that I get asked most frequently is …”How can I enlarge your images so that I can use them on Furniture?” In this post I’m going to show you a simple, but effective method for doing just that! And it’s inexpensive too, no need to break the bank buying huge pricey stencils with this technique! This is a great way to get a marvelous custom look for your furniture, as you can really do whatever you like with this technique! So read on below to find out how to transfer an image to wood furniture.
(An example of an image Transfer Table would be this gorgeous table by Chi-Chi Studio Designs!)
There are a few ways of doing this… you can use Photoshop to enlarge the image, or you can use an Overhead Projector. However I wanted to make a Tutorial for those of you that don’t have Photoshop or Projectors. Instead you can use a Free online site called BlockPosters.com!
First go to BlockPosters.com.
Proceed to Step 1: Just click the “Browse” button and select your file and then click “Continue”.
Step 2: Decide how many sheets of paper you would like the image to be spread out on. (You can lay out blank pages on your project and see how many you would like to use, according to the size that you desire.). Then use the arrow keys to change the number of pages. And select Portrait or Landscape and you will see the measurements on the screen. When you like the size that you see, click continue.
Step 3: Click on “Click here to download…”.
Step 4: Print out your pages!!! Yay! Now you have a large image that you can use for your transfer. (Of course you can also make Posters for your Walls too!)
Step 5: I cheated a bit here, because I found this awesome video from MyWonderfulWalls that shows you an excellent technique for transferring the image onto your Furniture piece, sign, wall or whatever your project is. The video shows the technique done on a Wall, but just imagine it’s a piece of Furniture instead, and you’ll get the picture!
How to Transfer Image to Wood Furniture Supplies:
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For transferring you will need:
2)Ball Point Pen
To Paint your letters you will need either:
1) A small round brush & some paint or Paint Markers
After your done, you may want to seal your piece with your favorite clear sealer or wax to protect it.
To see some Typography Transfer Images that you can use in your projects, click HERE.
Here are a two more gorgeous examples from my readers:
I hope enjoyed learning how to transfer image to wood furniture today, and that you get to make some lovely pieces of your own!
You might also be interested in our Online Image Transfer Workshop HERE where our instructor Heather Tracy, really dives deep into transfer methods for nearly every type surface, including detailed instructions for Furniture and Mirrored Glass!
Anonymous says
I’ve just started “testing” out transfers on wood. Is the design supposed to be slightly raised when completed (from the paper), or is it supposed to be absolutely flush with the wood? It seems that if I rub too much to try to get it flush that then I end up removing some of the design.
ART NOUVEAU says
Well..This is gorgeous!!!!Thanks for sharing!!xx
http://artnouveaucom.blogspot.com/
Anonymous says
I’m curious if this would work on laminate furniture. I’m not a DIYer at all so I’m sorry if this is a “silly” question.
Thanks, Toni
Anonymous says
Thanks so much for posting this! I’ve been wondering how I’m going to transfer a graphic onto a table to do a ghost sign. Of course, I feel silly to have forgotten a technique that I learned in jr high art, but hey, I’m old!
Thx!
Tina
Paper Bagley says
I have been trying to download a image via: Block Poster although they ask for JPG of GIF…
Yours are PDF so how would I change that to follow through?
Love that you put so much time into the arts and share them with us all…Tootsie
Barbara Jean says
Thank you! found this post via Pinterest!
blessings
barbara jean
PS thanks for all the work you do in bringing us sweet treasures all the time.
Beverly says
Thank you, thank you!
Shastar says
Wow, thank you so much for this blog and the associated incredible info AND the typography prints. I have just found an old tiny milking stool and sanded back to a shabby look and was looking for some great wording type to put on it – definitely using your stuff. Awesome.
Lili says
Thank you so much for sharing this Karen! I’m so excited to use this technique! When you have a chance can you email me your address, I have a darling little vintage advertising card I want to send you. ~Lili
Penney says
Many , many thanks! So many of us have been dying to transfer. You make everything so easy, and fun..
Penney
Chiquita Violenta says
Your site is amazing! Thanks for sharing. I fell in love with the table and I would like to know how to paint the typography once you have it enlarged.
Thanks in advance.
xlntchef says
The more i keep clicking on your page the more i fall in love with your items. Do you do custom work if i would like to order something for my personal chef business and pay for it?
Email me at [email protected] if you do. I am in LOVE with the vintage look and I am good at creating fun projects of my own but at the moment i am still at the looks like an amateur made it and for my site and on products I want a clean and crisp and hyper professional look!
Clydia says
That site is so cool! Thanks so much for sharing it! xoxo, Clydia
http://findingsecrettreasures.blogspot.com says
This is great info, thank you so much, I love your site!
13moons says
Thanks! I’ve bookmarked the blockposters page.